Tanzania Population

Population now

69,794,942

World: 23rd
Africa: 5th

Male:	34,906,265	(50.01 %)
Female:	34,888,677	(49.99 %)

Births in 2025:	3,432,654
Deaths in 2025:	567,117

Life expectancy & Rates (2025)

Male:	65.21 years
Female:	69.03 years
Total:	67.11 years
Median Age:	17.62 years

Birth Rate:	34.38
Death Rate:	5.68
Growth Rate:	5.05 %
Fertility Rate:	4.49

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Median Age
Population structure (mid 2025)
Urbanization

Tanzania Population History

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
1960	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.38%	49.04	20.63	6.81	43.60	42.36	44.84	16.10	5.25%	10.64
1961	10M	5M	5M	0.97	1.40%	49.01	20.44	6.81	43.86	42.60	45.12	16.04	5.39%	10.95
1962	11M	5M	5M	0.97	1.42%	48.97	20.26	6.80	44.12	42.85	45.39	16.03	5.55%	11.27
1963	11M	5M	6M	0.97	1.44%	48.92	20.06	6.80	44.39	43.12	45.67	16.05	5.70%	11.61
1964	11M	6M	6M	0.97	1.46%	48.87	19.85	6.80	44.68	43.42	45.95	16.08	5.87%	11.95
1965	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.49%	48.81	19.61	6.80	44.99	43.74	46.24	16.11	6.03%	12.31
1966	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.52%	48.72	19.36	6.80	45.32	44.09	46.55	16.06	6.20%	12.68
1967	12M	6M	6M	0.97	1.55%	48.62	19.09	6.79	45.67	44.46	46.87	16.02	6.37%	13.07
1968	13M	6M	6M	0.98	1.58%	48.49	18.80	6.79	46.03	44.83	47.22	15.99	6.80%	13.46
1969	13M	6M	7M	0.98	1.61%	48.35	18.51	6.78	46.40	45.21	47.58	15.98	7.31%	13.88
1970	14M	7M	7M	0.98	1.65%	48.19	18.20	6.77	46.78	45.59	47.97	15.97	7.85%	14.32
1971	14M	7M	7M	0.98	1.69%	48.02	17.88	6.77	47.19	45.99	48.38	15.90	8.43%	14.78
1972	14M	7M	7M	0.98	1.73%	47.87	17.56	6.76	47.61	46.41	48.80	15.85	9.05%	15.27
1973	15M	7M	8M	0.98	1.77%	47.72	17.24	6.76	48.04	46.83	49.25	15.83	9.70%	15.77
1974	15M	8M	8M	0.98	1.81%	47.58	16.92	6.76	48.47	47.25	49.69	15.82	10.40%	16.28
1975	16M	8M	8M	0.98	1.85%	47.44	16.63	6.75	48.89	47.66	50.11	15.83	11.15%	16.81
1976	16M	8M	8M	0.98	1.89%	47.30	16.35	6.74	49.27	48.03	50.50	15.78	11.94%	17.34
1977	17M	8M	9M	0.98	1.93%	47.12	16.10	6.73	49.61	48.36	50.84	15.75	12.77%	17.89
1978	17M	9M	9M	0.98	1.95%	46.93	15.89	6.71	49.89	48.64	51.13	15.74	13.66%	18.45
1979	18M	9M	9M	0.99	1.97%	46.70	15.70	6.69	50.12	48.86	51.37	15.75	14.14%	19.02
1980	19M	9M	9M	0.99	1.99%	46.46	15.55	6.65	50.29	49.02	51.56	15.77	14.56%	19.62
1981	19M	9M	10M	0.99	2.00%	46.20	15.42	6.62	50.42	49.12	51.72	15.75	14.98%	20.23
1982	20M	10M	10M	0.99	2.00%	45.96	15.31	6.58	50.53	49.18	51.87	15.75	15.41%	20.87
1983	20M	10M	10M	0.99	2.01%	45.73	15.20	6.54	50.61	49.21	52.02	15.77	15.85%	21.53
1984	21M	10M	11M	0.99	2.01%	45.52	15.11	6.50	50.68	49.22	52.16	15.81	16.31%	22.20
1985	22M	11M	11M	0.99	2.01%	45.31	15.03	6.47	50.73	49.18	52.29	15.86	16.77%	22.89
1986	22M	11M	11M	0.99	2.01%	45.09	14.96	6.42	50.73	49.10	52.37	15.85	17.24%	23.59
1987	23M	11M	12M	0.99	2.01%	44.86	14.92	6.38	50.67	48.97	52.40	15.87	17.73%	24.31
1988	24M	12M	12M	0.99	1.99%	44.59	14.90	6.33	50.56	48.80	52.36	15.90	18.22%	25.05
1989	24M	12M	12M	0.99	1.97%	44.30	14.90	6.27	50.40	48.59	52.26	15.94	18.57%	25.83
1990	25M	13M	13M	0.99	1.95%	43.99	14.91	6.21	50.21	48.35	52.11	16.00	18.88%	26.67
1991	26M	13M	13M	0.99	1.92%	43.64	14.95	6.15	49.98	48.10	51.92	15.99	19.21%	27.57
1992	27M	13M	14M	0.99	1.89%	43.29	15.00	6.08	49.74	47.85	51.70	16.00	19.54%	28.53
1993	28M	14M	14M	0.99	1.85%	42.93	15.04	6.01	49.53	47.62	51.51	16.03	19.87%	29.51
1994	29M	14M	14M	0.99	1.83%	42.59	15.07	5.95	49.37	47.44	51.36	16.08	20.20%	30.47
1995	30M	15M	15M	0.99	1.81%	42.29	15.05	5.88	49.29	47.36	51.28	16.16	20.54%	31.37
1996	30M	15M	15M	0.99	1.81%	42.04	14.96	5.83	49.33	47.40	51.32	16.18	20.89%	32.21
1997	31M	16M	16M	0.99	1.83%	41.85	14.80	5.78	49.50	47.58	51.49	16.22	21.24%	33.01
1998	32M	16M	16M	0.99	1.87%	41.73	14.54	5.74	49.81	47.90	51.78	16.28	21.59%	33.78
1999	33M	16M	16M	0.99	1.93%	41.66	14.21	5.71	50.25	48.35	52.19	16.34	21.95%	34.58
2000	33M	17M	17M	0.99	2.02%	41.65	13.81	5.69	50.80	48.94	52.71	16.39	22.31%	35.45
2001	34M	17M	17M	0.99	2.12%	41.67	13.36	5.68	51.44	49.63	53.29	16.41	22.67%	36.38
2002	35M	18M	18M	0.99	2.24%	41.72	12.88	5.67	52.14	50.39	53.92	16.41	23.04%	37.39
2003	36M	18M	18M	0.99	2.37%	41.76	12.41	5.66	52.87	51.18	54.55	16.40	23.61%	38.45
2004	37M	19M	19M	0.99	2.49%	41.76	11.95	5.65	53.60	51.99	55.20	16.40	24.22%	39.55
2005	38M	19M	19M	0.99	2.63%	41.72	11.50	5.64	54.35	52.80	55.87	16.40	24.85%	40.68
2006	40M	20M	20M	0.99	2.76%	41.59	11.05	5.62	55.12	53.60	56.60	16.37	25.48%	41.85
2007	41M	20M	20M	0.99	2.90%	41.37	10.61	5.58	55.93	54.40	57.41	16.37	26.12%	43.05
2008	42M	21M	21M	0.99	3.05%	41.07	10.15	5.54	56.78	55.19	58.33	16.38	26.78%	44.29
2009	43M	21M	22M	0.99	3.20%	40.69	9.68	5.49	57.67	55.98	59.32	16.39	27.44%	45.58
2010	44M	22M	22M	1	3.37%	40.25	9.21	5.43	58.58	56.78	60.37	16.39	28.11%	46.92
2011	46M	23M	23M	1	3.54%	39.76	8.75	5.36	59.53	57.60	61.44	16.41	28.80%	48.33
2012	47M	23M	24M	1	3.72%	39.26	8.31	5.29	60.47	58.45	62.48	16.44	29.49%	49.79
2013	48M	24M	24M	1	3.91%	38.77	7.89	5.22	61.40	59.33	63.46	16.47	30.20%	51.30
2014	50M	25M	25M	1	4.11%	38.30	7.50	5.15	62.29	60.22	64.35	16.51	30.90%	52.86
2015	51M	26M	26M	1	4.29%	37.87	7.16	5.08	63.11	61.08	65.13	16.56	31.62%	54.47
2016	53M	26M	27M	1	4.45%	37.46	6.87	5.02	63.84	61.88	65.79	16.64	32.33%	56.13
2017	55M	27M	27M	1	4.60%	37.08	6.62	4.95	64.48	62.58	66.35	16.71	33.05%	57.84
2018	56M	28M	28M	1	4.72%	36.70	6.42	4.89	65.02	63.17	66.82	16.79	33.78%	59.59
2019	58M	29M	29M	1	4.81%	36.34	6.25	4.83	65.46	63.64	67.23	16.88	34.50%	61.38
2020	60M	30M	30M	1	4.88%	35.98	6.12	4.77	65.82	64.01	67.59	16.99	35.23%	63.20
2021	61M	31M	31M	1	4.88%	35.98	6.12	4.77	65.82	64.01	67.59	17.09	35.95%	65.07
2022	63M	32M	32M	1	4.88%	35.98	6.12	4.77	65.82	64.01	67.59	17.21	36.68%	66.98
2023	65M	33M	33M	1	4.98%	35.02	5.86	4.60	66.59	64.73	68.45	17.34	37.41%	68.92
2024	67M	34M	34M	1	5.01%	34.70	5.77	4.55	66.85	64.97	68.74	17.48	38.14%	70.91
2025	69M	34M	34M	1	5.05%	34.38	5.68	4.49	67.11	65.21	69.03	17.62	38.86%	72.94

Tanzania Population Projections

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Year	Total	Male	Female	Sex Ratio	Growth rate	Birth rate	Death rate	Fertility rate	Life exp., total Life expectancy	Life exp., male	Life exp., female	Median Age	Urbanization	Density, people / km2 Density, people/km2
2026	71M	35M	35M	1	5.08%	34.09	5.61	4.44	67.37	65.45	69.31	17.75	39.59%	75.02
2027	73M	36M	36M	1	5.11%	33.80	5.53	4.39	67.63	65.69	69.59	17.89	40.31%	77.14
2028	75M	37M	37M	1	5.14%	33.51	5.46	4.33	67.89	65.94	69.87	18.03	41.02%	79.30
2029	77M	39M	38M	1	5.17%	33.22	5.38	4.28	68.15	66.18	70.15	18.17	41.74%	81.51
2030	79M	40M	40M	1	5.20%	32.93	5.31	4.23	68.41	66.42	70.43	18.32	42.45%	83.76
2031	81M	41M	41M	1	5.20%	32.62	5.26	4.18	68.64	66.64	70.68	18.45	43.15%	86.06
2032	84M	42M	42M	1	5.20%	32.32	5.21	4.13	68.88	66.85	70.93	18.58	43.85%	88.40
2033	86M	43M	43M	1	5.22%	32.01	5.15	4.09	69.11	67.07	71.19	18.71	44.54%	90.78
2034	88M	44M	44M	1	5.22%	31.71	5.10	4.04	69.35	67.28	71.44	18.84	45.23%	93.21
2035	90M	45M	45M	1	5.22%	31.40	5.05	3.99	69.58	67.50	71.69	18.98	45.90%	95.67
2036	93M	46M	46M	1	5.19%	31.09	5.02	3.95	69.78	67.69	71.91	19.12	46.57%	98.17
2037	95M	48M	48M	1	5.17%	30.77	4.99	3.90	69.99	67.88	72.14	19.27	47.22%	100.71
2038	98M	49M	49M	1	5.14%	30.46	4.96	3.86	70.19	68.06	72.36	19.42	47.87%	103.29
2039	100M	50M	50M	1	5.11%	30.14	4.93	3.81	70.40	68.25	72.59	19.57	48.50%	105.90
2040	103M	51M	51M	1	5.09%	29.83	4.90	3.77	70.60	68.44	72.81	19.73	49.13%	108.55
2041	105M	53M	53M	1	5.04%	29.54	4.89	3.73	70.79	68.61	73.02	19.87	49.76%	111.23
2042	108M	54M	54M	1	5.00%	29.24	4.87	3.69	70.98	68.78	73.22	20.02	50.39%	113.95
2043	110M	55M	55M	1	4.96%	28.95	4.86	3.65	71.16	68.95	73.43	20.18	51.03%	116.70
2044	113M	56M	56M	1	4.92%	28.65	4.84	3.61	71.35	69.12	73.63	20.34	51.66%	119.49
2045	116M	58M	58M	1	4.87%	28.36	4.83	3.57	71.54	69.29	73.84	20.50	52.29%	122.31
2046	118M	59M	59M	1	4.81%	28.08	4.83	3.54	71.71	69.45	74.03	20.66	52.92%	125.17
2047	121M	60M	61M	1	4.76%	27.80	4.83	3.50	71.89	69.61	74.22	20.82	53.55%	128.06
2048	124M	62M	62M	1	4.71%	27.51	4.82	3.47	72.06	69.76	74.42	20.98	54.18%	130.98
2049	127M	63M	63M	1	4.65%	27.23	4.82	3.43	72.24	69.92	74.61	21.15	54.81%	133.93
2050	129M	65M	65M	1	4.59%	26.95	4.82	3.40	72.41	70.08	74.80	21.32	55.43%	136.90

Highest City Populations in Tanzania

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Rank	City	Population, Urban Area	Population, City
1	Dar es Salaam	7,565,530	2,698,652
2	Mwanza	1,273,250	436,801
3	Zanzibar	779,901	403,658
4	Mbeya	632,107	291,649
5	Arusha	525,278	341,136
6	Morogoro	447,175	250,902
7	Songea	409,313	126,449

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Democratic Republic of the Congo104M

Tanzania69M

South Africa63M

Burkina Faso24M

Republic of the Congo6M

Central African Republic5M

Guinea-Bissau2M

Equatorial Guinea2M

Sao Tome and Principe242k